Federal agencies ordered to purge COVID-19 vaccination records

Published 08/08/2025, 19:00
Federal agencies ordered to purge COVID-19 vaccination records

Investing.com -- The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has directed all federal agencies to remove any documentation of employees’ COVID-19 vaccination status from their records.

The new guidance, issued Friday, also requires agencies to eliminate records of employee noncompliance with previous vaccine mandates and any requests for exemptions from those mandates.

OPM Director Scott Kupor addressed the reasoning behind the decision in an official statement.

"Things got out of hand during the pandemic, and federal workers were fired, punished, or sidelined for simply making a personal medical decision," Kupor said. "That should never have happened."

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